Taliban Expand Madrasas, May Never Reopen Girls' Secondary Schools

FILE - Afghan girls walk to their school in Gardez on Sept. 8, 2022. A Taliban official said on March 12, 2024, that the Taliban may permanently close girls' secondary schools, which already had been shut down in 2022.

An Afghan education official says Taliban authorities may permanently close girls' secondary schools, promoting religious schools known as madrasas as an alternative.